The Skylark is an old friend. I forget to send Christmas cards some times, sometimes I miss it's Birthday. We don't talk all the time, but whenever I stop by, it's like I was just there yesterday. No hard feelings, just have a drink and watch some great music. I was nervous when they moved years ago, but it has really grown into itself. Literally the only thing I don't like about this bar is that I don't get to go there often enough - but that's my fault not their's. Good on ya, Skylark. Consider this the Birthday and Christmas card I forgot to send. I'll see you soon. read more

Love the Skylark! Been coming here for years. Somehow they've managed to avoid the scenester tsunami that has flooded the area. Randal is hands down one of the best bartenders in Denver. Good old school Jukebox. Good selection of beer on tap. Reasonable prices. Almost always a place to sit at the bar. In a word...classy. read more

Fun, neat atmosphere, good selection on tap, but the bartenders can be surly and they don't serve food. (Which is so weird, and I thought that was actually a weird Colorado law, that bars have to serve food...?) read more

I went here for the first time last night for Yelpalooza and I'll be back. What a great bar. It's a bar where I can go casual, drink, play pool badly and have a good time. The decor is super fun and I also like that it is spacious, I believe it was at capacity last night and I didn't feel crowded in. read more

About three years ago I came to the fabled Skylark Lounge where I met a special performer... Her name was "Caudzilla" She sang her heart out, won me over and I moved to Denver! I have ADD read more

Amazing atmosphere, music and people! Definitely coming back! The place is more old school with great music and people!

Came here on a Thursday for happy hour. Happy hour is from 2-7pm! Hahahahaha. I wonder if anyone actually comes at 2pm for happy hour. Anyways, everything on tab is $2.75 during happy hour. It's a straight bar w/ no food. However, there is a kick ass N.Y. style pizza place 1/2 block down the street. The bar tender was very cool. Too bad she's moving to San Diego. The bar itself is really chill. They have live music Friday and Saturday nights. read more

Skylark is so perfect for exactly what it is: a South Broadway dive. If you want to avoid the cover, you can usually tell the bouncer you're going upstairs (obviously only if you are!) to play pool or shuffleboard. On Sundays, they host Bars Against Humanity, and that was both so weird to play at a bar and so much fun. It's a good place to camp out on a snowy afternoon. read more

A little dive atmosphere with plenty of hipsters hanging around. Good stiff drinks and beer and the upstairs billiards area is really fun. Downstairs routinely has live music. read more

I really like this bar, and we always have a good time. I only have one gripe, I WANT DARTS! Great music and BEER and beer and more beer...

If you've ever been to Austin, you already know they don't serve PBR down there. They serve Lone Star, and so does Skylark in Denver! For that reason alone this is worth the trip. Skylark also has great live music. We caught a blues band here last week that kept everyone dancing through their whole set. The large bar has plenty of stools, and there are booths along the walls. Furthermore, the viintage posters all over were an added touch. This is a great SOBO venue to go to for some good music and drinks at a decent price. read more

Easy, cheesy, and a little sleazy, the Skylark is where I was lucky enough to see the worst tattoo I've ever witnessed: The complete Jack Daniels label with curly flourishes and all, on the front of the neck of one of the bartenders, who looked pretty busted and beat to say the least. My friends used to play in a band here sometimes, so there's some fond memories, but none of them are THAT fond. read more

was there on a monday night for the first time, bartender from S.Jersey is pretty awesome, despite being from S. Jersey... super impressed by the number of beers on tap. awesome atmosphere with the walls covered in 1950's movie posters...AWESOME collection. bartenders willingly let you sample anything they have on tap, maybe 25 different types of beer? maybe more. i consumed their cider on tap, cannot recall the name, Strongbow maybe? absolutely delicious... read more

I'm in the same boat as a few others I've read. I want to like this place. It's got a lot going on (on some days), but I had a really hard time getting served, even when there were only a couple of other folks there at the time. Was a little surprised by the high cost of the small beers. So while I hope to go back and have a different experience, it's hard knowing there are other places in the area. read more

Came down on Tuesday night, and turned out to be comedy night. The show was free and the Comedy was really funny! Also bartender was nice, and cute...honey, don't get me started. Would definitely come see a show here again. read more

OMG CUTEST BAR EVER!!! Sorry, I'll stop being annoying, and that might be a slight over-exaggeration. But seriously, I love the decor of this place. I was here to see my friend's band play but couldn't get over how much I love how the place was decorated (pinups around the bar, old car magazines(?), old movie posters). The bar itself is sizable, and they have an extensive liquor selection (see one of the pics posted). Booths line the walls with tabletops interspersed throughout the lower area. There is a pool table tucked over by the bathrooms. I saw the sign for more pool tables upstairs, but didn't have the opportunity to take a gander. I was there on a Thursday night so it wasn't exactly "hopping", but I'm curious to see what it would be like when the place is crawling. read more

Cool local play filled with people with different styles of life. They have pool tables and old juke box of you're into the classics. All in all its fun. read more

Randy and Nick were extremely helpful and welcoming. We spoke at length about the local music scene, and they sold us on their upstairs for my company's next event! read more

The good beer is the only reason this place warrants a 2. God forbid if you end up at the upstairs bar. The pool tables are great but the bartender grouses at you when you interrupt his "tail chasing" for beer. read more

I met a friend here for some drinks in the late afternoon. This place seems like a nice, laidback semidivish bar. The drinks were reasonable and the bartender friendly. Would not mind returning! read more

Went in here on a whim thinking it would be a cool hang out and it is a complete waft of stink when I went inside. The kind of stink known as Bar Rot. Gross.. I couldn't believe it, the smell was everywhere. I went upstairs and used the bathroom and bam as soon as you open the door you smell it. The interior looked cool but the bar was almost dead... I think the smell had something to do with it. I literally went inside, smelled the place, went to the bathroom and left. I couldn't stand it for much longer.. if they thoroughly cleaned the place I would consider going back but for now I'll pass. read more

Skylark is a Denver staple. This place has been here forever! it's always fun, but if you go on a night where they have a band, be prepared. It can be loud. They have a great beer and drink list, more than you would guess for a local divvy looking place. The staff is fun and super casual and the atmosphere is relaxed, so go in and just have a good time. This is not a high maintenance princess bar - so if that's what you are looking for, walk on down the street to the first place you hear trendy dance music blaring. It leaves more room for the rest of us to enjoy the Skylark Lounge. read more

Fun place for happy hour and to relax after work.

We came in from out of town and we're looking for a good bar. Saw the Skylark sign and decided to mosey on in. The bartender who was working, Nick, was Johnny-on-the-spot with both the beer and advice on where to go if you're in town for a few days. We ended up coming back every day we were in town because of the hospitality and welcoming atmosphere provided by Nick and the rest of the Skylark staff. Next time we're in Denver, we'll head straight back to Skylark for a beer. read more

Great rockabilly music downstairs. Upstairs can be a quite good scene, although it smells like a mix of bleach and vomit at just that right time of night. Girls aren't quite up to standard here, but hey, the music is great. read more

There are four vending machines at Skylark. Two of them work. I chose hot tamales. It was the right choice. Nowadays $.50 buys you a gumbalI. It buys you a handful of hot tamales. But in the bathroom of the Skylark it buys you nothing. The bathroom of Skylark is a vista of disappointment and broken dreams. Littered on the floor you see the tears of broken pornographic dreams :( If you should venture to place your quarters into the dirty dirty-picture machine in either of the gender normative bathrooms, you will find yourself empty handed and teary-eyed. Clutching in one desultory hand the limp legacy of tumbled sky dream castles. Castles built on dreams of effusive 1990's Bush and turgid, purple veiny mushroom stout. Here you can choose between a handful of tamales, or a heaping handful of loneliness. I, for the record, choose the hot tamales because that's the most honest deal this "bar" has to offer. read more

Quite possibly the coolest bar in Denver County, which would place it high in the runnin for coolest worldwide. Thanks to the staff for their easygoing competence. Thanks for keeping the it perfectly South Broadway. The Skylark is a high mark in classic Denver culture w/o the unwelcoming pretension we find in so many newer (temporary) establishments. read more

Jesse (currently getting into character for his debut as napoleon dynamite) the bar tender at this well established joint welcomed us with fun conversation and great drinks. Wonderful rockabilly atmosphere and see juke box. read more

Love the feel of the bar. Wait staff is excellent. My favorite bartender is Kendra. She rocks the joint. Keep up the good work. Very few old style bard are left in Denver. read more

Sweet Americana and awesomeness! Bartender was older guy with a swagger like the most interesting man in the world! Overall this place is just COOL, ya dig! read more

Great little bar with the greatest pool room west of the Mississippi, Loved rocking out to the Original Ills... Great music, great people, friendly service. The only thing that keeps it from being a 10 is lack of food! read more

Best Denver dive bar! No sports, so the bros usually go someplace else. Prices are reasonable. The staff is a lot of fun. They do things manually so sometimes it takes a minute to get a bartender's attention, but it's always worth it. Supr Suzi is always a welcome face. She's loud, happy, and fun! Bari and Forester always have some dry humor to spread around. Tom makes an especially excellent Old Fashioned. It's a great place to have a quiet drink during the normal bar hours. On weekends it's very loud and a great atmosphere. This is one that I'm glad they can't just knock down and replace. With Sportique next door and Sobo 151 across the street, it's a nice oasis in the land of Bro Bars. read more

Yes, rockabilly is the word. Fun vintage cars and bikes line the street as greasers check for their combs in their back pockets. Packs of cigarettes are rolled in shirtsleeves covering smoking cessation patches. The patio outside is the perfect place to inhale this addiction. Inside, old cowboys kick back and critique the billiard table. The band gets a bit blurry with each new beer but they are sure to keep a consistent beat even when you find yourself stepping on your own toes. There is a constant ebb a flow to the facilities from the consumption of the frothy cold beer. This place has a fantastic down-home feeling and is too Colorado for a Cosmo crowd. This slightly seedy bar is sultry in its appeal. I certainly felt like Nancy Drew in this place although I totally appreciated this classic crowd. If you are from Colorado and you feel like you are forgetting your roots this is the rockin good time that will help you remember. read more

So brilliant I almost didn't want to review for fear of spoiling the unreconstructed East Village 1980s vibe. Just so comfortable, friendly and humane. Limited bar stock but bartender is willing to push it to the limit. Beautiful clientele. Horrible--don't go! read more

I've been to the Skylark many times through the years-even when they were up the street. They've always had a haughty attitude and slow service which didn't bother me until this past week at the UMS. The bar was fairly quiet with lots of open seating. As it was quite warm, I was carrying a water bottle with me. Upon seeing us sit down the bartender made a beeline to us, which was surprising due to their history of lax service. But she didn't want to take our order-no, instead she shouted (which she didn't need to do since there was no band playing and the bar was empty) in my face, "You can't bring that in here! It's against the law!!" All of my party immediately left-who wants some b!+(h shouting at you upon entering? I contacted the city of Denver and learned that said b!+(h was totally out of line. According to the liquor licensing office, "A licensed liquor premise cannot have liquor taken onto the premise or taken off the licensed premise by a customer." Since I wasn't carrying liquor, I wasn't in any violation. Well the Skylark just lost my friends and me as customers. We'll head around the corner to Gary Lee's Garage where the staff is much friendlier! I'd recommend y'all to do the same. read more

Used to like this place, I'll bet I've been there 100 times. But it has become tedious, the staff has degraded, the recent local live act selection has no cross appeal, it has totally lost it's original rockabilly vibe. I talked with the owner recently, and it is clear he thinks things are OK as the inmates run the asylum. Too bad but luckily there are a number of other great South Broadway options. read more

Skylark is a great neighborhood go to. Great vibe, good music, and good people.

Love this place! Forrester is one of the best bartenders around! But, the older blonde bartender with tattoos, stay away from. Always drunk or something and only pays attention to people she knows. Otherwise, everyone else here is great! She's the only reason I dropped 2 stars. read more

One of my buddys told me he is going back to work there next week, he worked there back in the day. So, have no fear there will be a bad ass bartender or two soon. Funniest part of this whole thing is that I am wearing a skylark t right now. I will be a fan of this joint for a long time. I do feel your pain as I was there a couple weeks ago and had a simular experience. read more

I love this bar. Very cozy, friendly, safe. But occasionally raucous, loud, and hoping. In all the right ways. The staff rocks and drinks are a bargin. They bring in great live music on the weekends. Pool hall upstairs with a beautfiul old curved bar. Go in often enough and you'll make friends for life. Still see some of the rockabillie crowd there, but not as much as at the old Skylark further up Broadway. They are still poking around, and it's a fascinating mix of patrons. read more